Dr. Matthew K. Sabean Family Medicine

08/14/2025

Thank you to all who voted! It's a privilege to serve this community.

While voted as Top Pick, our group Harvest Tides Family Practice has been announced as the platinum winner for Physicians and Surgeons as part of the CommunityVotes Annapolis Valley 2025.

07/16/2025

There is an upcoming couch-to-5km program in Centreville running over 10 weeks in preparation for the Valley Harvest Run. A great opportunity for beginners, offered free!

Check below for information to register.

🏃‍♀️ COUCH to 5K: Learn to Walk/Run Program 🏃‍♂️

Ready to take your first step toward completing a 5K? Join us for this fun, FREE, and supportive 10-week program designed for beginners! This program will prepare you for a free 5K Fun Run on Tuesday, October 7, or you can optionally align it with the Valley Harvest Marathon 5K event on Sunday, October 12.

Program Dates:
Starts Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 5:30pm
Location: Centreville Park – 1042 Sherman Belcher Rd

FREE childcare available with your registration!

Registration required: www.countyofkings.ca/registration
Questions? recreation@countyofkings.ca

06/20/2025

There will be an upcoming Public Health Mobile Clinic for Vaccinations and Testing at the Kentville Recreation Centre on Monday, June 23. Appointments can be booked at www.nshealth.ca/PHMU or by phone at 1-833-797-7772 or you can drop-in.

09/12/2024

Incredible Years Preschool: 14 Week Program

This program focuses on improving your child's social and emotional skills and reducing behaviour problems.

It is for parents of children who are 3-6 years old.

To learn more and register, sign up here https://cht.cdha.nshealth.ca/selectCourse.aspx?unitId=IWK and www.healthyns.ca

09/12/2024

This program focuses on improving your child’s social and emotional skills and reducing behaviour problems.

It is for parents of children who are 6-12 years old.

Click here to https://cht.cdha.nshealth.ca/selectCourse.aspx?unitId=IWK to learn more and register.

05/23/2024

Secure messaging is a means of communicating with your healthcare provider online, in a more secure manner than standard email.

What types of messages are appropriate?

Secure messaging is suitable for questions regarding upcoming appointments, sending photos or information to your family provider upon request, general referral questions etc. Please do not send urgent messages through the Pomelo system. You can call 902-915-4435 EXT 1 if your matter is urgent.

Secure messaging is intended to be used for NON-URGENT health issues. Responses will be sent within 1-2 business days.

**Reminder that messages are not monitored over the weekend**

05/01/2024

Today is National Physicians Day! I’m honored to get to provide care for a wonderful roster of patients here in Nova Scotia’s Valley, alongside the standout collaborative team at Harvest Tides Family Practice.

Happy to all the dedicated physicians. Family doctors deliver 52% of medical services in Canada, but account for just 5.7% of national health spending. Your tireless efforts and expertise are essential to keeping Canadians healthy. https://ow.ly/m1IT50Rtqsv

05/01/2024

Have an appointment at outpatients upcoming? Want to check in before you arrive?

Patients can now check-in to their appointments 30 minutes before the scheduled time at https://checkin.nshealth.ca

We heard Nova Scotians when they said they wanted to be able to pre-register online for outpatient appointments.

Type the URL into your browser to check-in for appointments at select facilities now: checkin.nshealth.ca

04/24/2024

NSHA is offering a 5 week online course for parents and caregivers of children with anxiety. There is FREE and being delivered online through Zoom.

Contact Sarah.Swinamer@nshealth.ca to register.

The course runs the month of May on Thursdays from 4:00 - 6:00pm.

04/08/2024

Kentville Recreation Centre is holding a Measles, COVID-19 and Influenza Clinic on Thursday, April 11 from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Please see further details below ⬇️

04/08/2024

The Postpartum Mental Health and Wellness session is beginning on Friday mornings starting in May 2024 and is running for 8 weeks.

This group is a program for mammas and babies two years and younger who want to improve their mental health and wellness. You connect with other mothers who are experiencing similar feeling and the health professionals are there to help you find ways to manage your postpartum depression or anxiety.

See the poster below for more information!

The book “Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts” is available through our Lending Library here at Harvest Tides Family Practice if you would like to reserve a copy!